Welcome to Therapy Dogs of Vermont

Our Mission

Touching Hearts, Bringing Joy, Offering Comfort, and Enriching Lives with Certified Therapy Dog Teams in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, various other states, and in Canada.

Thank you, Steve!

For the countless smiles you unleashed, for founding this important organization, for setting the standards a proper team strives for, and especially for your patience and tireless efforts making Therapy Dogs of Vermont what it is today.

Interested in Working with Therapy Dogs of Vermont? Get Started Below.

Request a Therapy Dog

Therapy Dogs of Vermont is a non-profit organization with one main objective—to provide four-legged volunteers who work their magic to improve the emotional health of patients, residents, students, and staff.

Become a Therapy Dog Team

Being a therapy dog team with Therapy Dogs of Vermont is an incredibly rewarding way to volunteer and bring smiles to adults, teenagers, and children alike.

Member Resources

Being a therapy dog team is an incredibly rewarding way to bring smiles to the members of your community. Already a member? Then visit click on the button below to visit the Member Support section of our website.

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Therapy dogs have been a wonderful source of comfort and companionship for women who are incarcerated and separated from their children and families. The affection they share with these animals is a tremendous aid to their mental and spiritual well-being.

Rob Dubuque

About Us

Therapy Dogs of Vermont (TDV) is a non-profit organization of highly-trained dogs and their volunteer handlers. Our teams bring joy and comfort to hospital patients, students in educational settings, residents of nursing & retirement homes, and correctional facilities. They also travel to area schools and universities, giving presentations in the community to bring young people in touch with really great dogs and show them what can be accomplished with love, training, and a desire to help others.

Testimonials

“The Fletcher Allen Volunteer Services Department appreciates the collaboration, support and dedication of the volunteers with Therapy Dogs of Vermont over the past 15 years. Therapy Dogs and their volunteer owners continue to provide very special visits to Fletcher Allen patients and their families. Together they bring joy, companionship, wellness and very "magical moments.”